Amelia Cuni, Joan Jeanrenaud, and Maria de Alvear on stage, performing, during the 11th Other Minds Festival, San Francisco (2005)
Amelia Cuni, Joan Jeanrenaud, and Maria de Alvear on stage, performing, during the 11th Other Minds Festival, ver. 2, San Francisco (2005)
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Other Minds Festivals ➔ Other Minds Festival: OM 11, Concert 2: 03 “Gran Sol” by Maria de Alvear

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Event Type
Music
Origin
Other Minds
Identifier
OMF.2005.02.25.04
Program Series
Other Minds Festival
Program Length
38 min
Dates
| broadcast
| 2005-02-25 | created
Description
Composer Maria de Alvear presents the world premiere of a new trio contemplating the gender of the brightest planet. Why is "el sol" a male noun in Spanish and "die Sonne" a female one in German? Find out as three outstanding female performers tackle the question. Alvear has been called by the “Village Voice” the most important emerging composer in Europe. She studied "new music theater" with Mauricio Kagel and also has worked extensively with musicians from Native American tribes in the Eastern U.S. and Canada. The composer has been hailed for intricately fashioned evening-length works such as “Libertad”, “Sexo”, Thinking, “Vagina”, and “World”. Though born in Madrid, she has lived for 17 years in Cologne. Alvear is joined by San Francisco cellist Joan Jeanrenaud and classical Indian Dhrupad vocalist Amelia Cuni from Berlin.
Genres
Avant-garde
Musical Selections
Gran Sol (205) (37:28) / Maria de Alvear
Performers
Maria de Alvear, vocals
Amelia Cuni, vocals
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello
Subjects
Avant-garde (Music)
Songs (High voice) with cello
Related Event
Other Minds Festival 11
Related place
San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Related Entities
Other Minds Festival
Alvear, Maria de
Cuni, Amelia
Jeanrenaud, Joan